Galatians 1:12

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.”

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BSBPD

“I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“for neither did I from man receive it, nor was I taught <FI>it<Fi> , but through a revelation of Jesus Christ,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Galatians 1:12 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Corinthians 2:10But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.
  2. 1 Corinthians 11:23For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,
  3. 2 Corinthians 12:1I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to gain, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.
  4. Galatians 1:1Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead—
  5. Galatians 1:16to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,

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